Amnesty International halts India operations, alleges witch-hunt by government
Sep 29, 2020, at 07:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Non-profit human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has cited an alleged witch-hunt by the Indian government for its halting of operations in the South Asian country, media reports said.
How long Mehbooba Mufti can be kept in detention? SC asks Jammu and Kashmir administration
Sep 29, 2020, at 07:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration for how long former Chief Minister of the valley, Mehbooba Mufti, can be kept in detention, giving two weeks' time to reply on the matter, media reports said.
PM Modi rips apart Opposition over protests against farm laws
Sep 29, 2020, at 06:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday once again ripped apart the Opposition over its protests against the new controversial farm laws at a time farmers led by various groups are on the streets against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre.
After Vijayakanth, wife Premalatha also tests Covid-19 positive
Sep 29, 2020, at 05:48 pm
Chennai/UNI: Days after DMDK founder Vijayakanth tested positive for Covid-19, his wife and party treasurer Premalatha, was also infected with the virus and was admitted to a private hospital on Tuesday.
In first online summit, India and Denmark elevate their ties to 'Green Strategic Partnership'
Sep 29, 2020, at 04:57 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India and Denmark on Monday agreed to elevate their relations to a Green Strategic Partnership with the aim to build on and consolidate the existing agreement establishing a Joint Commission for Cooperation between the two countries for political cooperation focussing on economic and commercial sectors, science and technology, environment, energy, education and culture.
Karnataka farmers join nationwide protests against new laws
Sep 29, 2020, at 04:40 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Thousands of farmers across Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled Karnataka joined the nationwide farmers' protest on Monday against the new farm laws.
Delhi man thrashed to death in front of teen son over Rs 20
Sep 29, 2020, at 02:15 am
Delhi/IBNS: A 38-year-old man was beaten to death in front of his teen son after a dispute broke out over a meager sum of Rs 20, police said, reported media.
Assam Police SI recruitment exam paper leak: 19 people arrested
Sep 29, 2020, at 02:12 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Police have arrested 19 persons so far in connection with the Sub-Inspector recruitment examination paper leak in Guwahati.
Jagdeep Dhankhar urges Mamata Banerjee to ensure 'political neutrality' of police
Sep 29, 2020, at 01:48 am
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday dashed off a letter to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, urging her to ensure "political neutrality of the police, enforce their accountability and desist transgressions of law and political errands."
ICMR study shows another virus from China can infect Indian population
Sep 29, 2020, at 01:03 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has discovered the presence of another virus called ‘Cat Que Virus’ (CQV), which has been largely reported in China and Vietnam, said media reports.
PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate six mega projects in Uttarakhand under Namami Gange tomorrow
Sep 29, 2020, at 12:02 am
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate six mega projects in Uttarakhand under the Namami Gange Mission, at 11 AM on Tuesday through video conference.
Karnataka: State law minister tests positive for COVID-19
Sep 28, 2020, at 11:54 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister J C Madhuswamy tested positive for COVID-19 here on Monday.
NIA court sentences Moideen to life imprisonment for waging a war against Asian countries
Sep 28, 2020, at 11:46 pm
Kochi/UNI: A National Investigation Agency Court here on Monday sentenced Subahani Haja Moideen to life imprisonment for joining ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ) and waging a war against Asian countries.
Water sharing, Rohingya issues to dominate India-Bangladesh JCC meet tomorrow
Sep 28, 2020, at 11:24 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Rohingya crisis, water sharing in common rivers, energy, connectivity, bilateral trade and border issues will be the key-features in Tuesday's Bangladesh-India Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) meeting.
Naga Talks: So Near, Yet So Far
Sep 28, 2020, at 11:13 pm
On September 20, 2020, Khango Konyak ‘president’ of his own faction of the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K2) revoked the expulsion of Isak Sumi. A ‘deed of reconciliation’ was signed between the two leaders – Khango Konyak and Isak Sumi.
AF-PAK Border: Persistent Tension
Sep 28, 2020, at 11:10 pm
A Pakistani soldier was killed when militants from across the Afghan border attacked Security Forces’ (SFs’) post in the Bajaur District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on September 22, 2020.
Harsh Vardhan unveils COVID-19 vaccine web portal
Sep 28, 2020, at 10:59 pm
New York: Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare on Monday visited the headquarters of ICMR and unveiled a timeline depicting ICMR’s historical achievements and inaugurated ICMR’s mobile stroke unit and a COVID Vaccine and Clinical Registry portal to be hosted by ICMR.
Fire breaks out at Mumbai high-rise
Sep 28, 2020, at 10:40 pm
Mumbai/UNI: A minor fire broke out at tenth floor of a high-rise in Andheri area here on Monday, stated Fire Brigade officials.
Police arrest two ATM card fraudsters in Guwahati
Sep 28, 2020, at 10:28 pm
Guwahati: Police arrested two ATM card fraudsters at Jalukbari area in Assam’s capital city Guwahati.
Sep 28, 2020, at 09:16 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: Several prominent Congress leaders who came in a rally to Raj Bhavan to present a memorandum to Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on the contentious Farm Bills, which had already been passed by the Parliament and also President Ram Nath Kovid giving his assent on Sunday, were arrested here on Monday after they protested for not allowing them to meet her.
Jammu and Kashmir: Longest surviving commander of LeT killed in Pulwama encounter, says DGP
Sep 28, 2020, at 09:15 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Describing the Pulwama encounter a very big success for security forces, Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh on Monday said longest surviving commander of Lasher-e-Toiba (LeT) and his aide were killed.
Protest against farm bills: Tractor set on fire in Delhi, 5 arrested
Sep 28, 2020, at 08:04 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Five people have been arrested for setting a tractor on fire in the heart of the national capital in protest against the controversial farm bills passed by the Indian Parliament a week ago, media reports said.
BJP leader Ram Murti Tripathi dies of Coronavirus
Sep 28, 2020, at 07:23 pm
Pratapgarh/UNI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and senior advocate Ram Murti Tripathi died due to the Novel Coronavirus infection here on Monday morning.
Voice of farmers crushed in and outside Parliament: Rahul Gandhi
Sep 28, 2020, at 07:18 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Describing the farm sector bills as "a death sentence to the Indian farmers", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused the government of crushing the voice of farmers in and outside Parliament.
Mamata Banerjee brings rejig at top level of bureaucracy in West Bengal
Sep 28, 2020, at 07:00 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday brought a rejig at the top level of bureaucracy in her state.
NCB officers forced me to falsely implicate Karan Johar: Film Executive Kshitij Prasad on Drug Case
Sep 28, 2020, at 06:18 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Making a sensational claim, film executive Kshitij Ravi Prasad on Sunday said he was forced by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officers to falsely implicate director-producer-actor Karan Johar in the drug angle linked to the Sushant Singh Rajput death case.
CASO resumes in Kashmir's Pulwama, 2 LeT militants killed so far
Sep 28, 2020, at 05:04 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces resumed Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) with the first light Monday morning in the south Kashmir district of Pulwama, where so far two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were killed and a soldier injured in the encounter which ensued last evening.
Kashmir: Security forces launch search operation in Budgam
Sep 28, 2020, at 05:01 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in the central Kashmir district of Budgam on Monday morning, official sources said.
Kashmir: Man injured in explosion near Anantnag encounter site, dies
Sep 28, 2020, at 04:49 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A 35-year-old man, who was injured along with three other people in an explosion which occurred near an encounter site in Anantnag last week, succumbed at a hospital in Srinagar on Monday.
Protest against farm bills: Bandh in Karnataka, Punjab CM Amarinder Singh to hold dharna
Sep 28, 2020, at 04:31 pm
Bengaluru/Chandigarh/IBNS: Various parts of India, a country of 36 states and union territories, are set to witness protests against the farm bills, which have been passed by Parliament more than a week ago and have now become laws with President Ram Nath Kovind's signature, on Monday.